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Sarah Penner is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary and The London Séance Society. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and her debut, The Lost Apothecary, has sold over one million copies worldwide.

A graduate of the University of Kansas, Sarah spent thirteen years in corporate finance and now writes full-time. In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, yoga, and cooking. She also sits on the Board of Directors at her local animal shelter, Friends of Strays. Sarah and her husband, Marc, live in Florida.

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	The Lost Apothecary 3.76 avg rating — 489,365 ratings — published 2021 — 115 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The London Séance Society 3.48 avg rating — 68,702 ratings — published 2023 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amalfi Curse 3.84 avg rating — 39,080 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conjurer's Wife 3.83 avg rating — 9,278 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Apothecary (Paperback) & The London Séance Society (Hardcover) by Sarah Penner, Set of 2 Books by Sarah Penner (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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IYCMI, we recently revealed the cover of my third book, The Amalfi Curse, coming April 2025!

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Shipwrecks. Sunken secrets. Forbidden lovers. And a coven of witches with unsurpassed power over the sea.

Set along the dazzling, sun-drenched Amalfi coast in both 1821 and present-day, The Amalfi Curse is full of magic, mystery, and--no surprise here--plenty of twists!

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All the Way to the River

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“First, there was trust. Then, there was betrayal. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot be betrayed by someone you do not trust ... what you have learned is the same heart-wrenching journey of every woman to whom I have sold a poison. And it is, indeed, the same path for me.”
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“First, there was trust. Then, there was betrayal. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot be betrayed by someone you do not trust.”
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I need your help deciding the next books we should read for Night Shift Reads group read and chat. Pick the book you would most like to read and the 3 books with the most votes will be the October, November, and December Night Shift Reads books. If you haven't joined in yet, think about trying it out.

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

10 votes 37.0%

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

5 votes 18.5%

We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall

4 votes 14.8%

You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego

3 votes 11.1%

Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea

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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

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The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas

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Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon

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